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Opening of Italian

Textile Technology Training

Center in Pakistan

The IPTTC was inaugurated by Andreas Ferrarese, and by Rizwan Sha Andreas Ferrarese and Prof Dr Tanveer Hussain at (IPTTC) Inauguration

Italian Review Group photo at the inauguration of the Italy-Pakistan Textile Technology Center (IPTTC) Prof Dr Tanveer Hussain and Rizwan Sha (CEO. Crescent Bahuman Limited) Alessandro Zucchi, the President of ACIMIT, virtually intervening at the ceremony Italian Review

The inauguration ceremony for the Italy-Pakistan
Textile Technology Center (IPTTC) was held in
machines installed were supplied by the following
companies: Brongo, Tonello and Triveneta Grandi
November in Faisalabad, Pakistan at the National
Impianti.
Textile University (NTU). The training center, which is through ongoing research and innovation. The
the first of its kind for Italian textile machinery technolo-
gy in Pakistan, was inaugurated by the Italian Ambas- In 2019, the Pakistani market was the sixth largest
sador to Pakistan, Andreas Ferrarese, and by Rizwan destination for Italian exports (totaling 80 million
Shafi, CEO of Crescent Bahuman Limited. euros), and in the first half of 2020, Pakistan was the
third foreign market for Italian machinery manufactur-
Intervening at the ceremony in a video conference ers in the sector, just behind Turkey and China. “I’m
call from Italy was Alessandro Zucchi, the President certain this initiative will reap benefits in terms of
of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery image, not just for the Italian manufacturers that have Prof Dr Tanveer Hussain giving a brief description on IPTTC Denim products developed with the Innovative Italian machinery
Manufacturers, as a partner in the project together supplied the machinery, but for the entire Italian
with the PISIE (International Polytechnic for Industrial sector as well”, commented ACIMIT’s president.
and Economic Development). Zucchi remarked that,
“With the creation of the Italy-Pakistan Textile Tech- Among the activities that ACIMIT and the Italian
nology Center, ACIMIT wishes to strengthen previ- Trade Agency will develop in the upcoming future as
ously existing fruitful relations with the Pakistani a follow-up to the technology initiative are the
textile industry” realization of seminars for students, professors and
representatives of local manufacturers, as well as the
Financed by the Italian Government, the project training of local personnel by the Italian companies
intends to support the development of the local that supplied the center with its machinery, with the
textile industry, by equipping the technology center participation of professors, students and local
with Italian machinery that will allow the local denim operators in missions to our Country¸ helping them
industry to improve the quality of its products, become better acquainted with Italian technology.
Dr Tanveer Hussain presenting award to Andreas Ferrarese, the Italian Ambassador Dr Tanveer Hussain presenting award to Rizwan Sha , CEO of Crescent Bahuman Ltd
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